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I mentioned I would be doing a staged release of The Kendrick Chronicles for Kindle. Well, Book 2: Kali’s Kiss, is out now. I hope you will consider picking up a copy or telling your friends and social networks about it. Expect Book 3 soon. I also plan to release the three books as a collection at some stage, too.

I am doing a staged release of the e-book versions of The Kendrick Chroniclestrilogy: Bone Machines, Kali’s Kiss and Babylon Slide. They were all published as audiobook originals by Blackstone Audio, Inc., but this is their first release on Amazon Kindle.

Out now, $1.99 (or equivalent in other currencies) from Amazon worldwide.

The third novel in my Kendrick Chronicles, Babylon Slide, has just come out as an audiobook from Blackstone Audio, Inc. John Lee does an incredible job of the narration. I’ve been a fan of his since hearing him narrate audiobooks such as Some Kind of Fairytale by Graham Joyce and The City and The City by China Mieville. You can also hear his work on books by such big names as Jo Nesbo and George R.R. “Game of Thrones” Martin. The audiobook is available on Amazon, Audible and elsewhere, in both CD and download versions – and do check out the great deals on Downpour.com.

My friend, Jacquie, writes some pretty twisted thrillers (I mean that in a good way). She’s offering her short story, The Yellow Cottage, for free right now.

And do check out her new collection, Predator or Prey. Definite shades of Tales from the Crypt with a touch of O.Henry surprise endings.

Jacquie offers tons of great content on her website, like writing tips and much more. She’s a big supporter of indie writers, and she regularly showcases the ones who catch her eye. You can also sign up for her free newsletter.

The podcast mentions that the audiobook download version of Bone Machines is $1.99 – sorry, but that offer has now been closed. However, the new price, still discounted, is $14.96.

In the interview, show host, Timothy C. Ward, and I talk about the craft of writing. We cover a range of topics, including:

How to ensure your dialect is accurate when writing in a non-native culture

What idioms can we use when making up worlds and civilizations?

“The rhythm of the language is more important than the words that you use.”

How religion affected early censorship as well as in modern books, but also the surprising openness to sex that non-religious people react to.

A big thanks to Tim for the interview. Though, to be fair, I thought I was online to interview Kay Kenyon, but Tim snagged some of our informal chat beforehand to put into the podcast. You’re so sneaky, Tim!

Those wonderful people at Downpour.Com, have put the audiobook version of my novel, Bone Machines, on sale for a mere $1.99. You can listen to a sample of Robin Sachs’ wonderful narration, to whet your appetite. I hope you’ll consider picking up, or rather loading down, a copy, and sharing this news with your friends.

My third novel in the Kendrick Chronicles series, Babylon Slide, has been in the hands of some eagle-eyed and constructively critical beta readers. It gets one more read through before shipping out for, hopefully, an audiobook treatment, maybe an e-book, too. And, who knows, it may see print…we’ll see.